Gender differences in the perceived self-efficacy of safer HIV practices among polydrug abusers in Taiwan

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 763-768

  Lee, Tony Szu Hsien ^a   Chen, Yu Pei ^a   Chang, Chun Wei ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Beitou Armed Forces Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COITUS; CONDOM; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYRINGE; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 80054688029     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: 15328384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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